(There's an improved version of this recording, at https://freesound.org/people/Philip_Goddard/sounds/837073/ )
Between Chapel Porth and the iconic Towanroath engine house ruin (St Agnes, Cornwall, UK), a little nearer the ruin than the 14 April 2015 recording here, I enjoy an extended lunch break while enjoying the sea's performance. This is high up, the coast path contouring the very steep slope and leading on towards St Agnes Head. Again the sea is up against the cliff base, but the tide is going out.
For about the first 20 minutes, only a limited number of waves break, doing so near the cliff base so that instead of a hissy run-out sound you get a wonderful deep rumble as each wave goes out of direct earshot (because of the slope continuing down and then falling away as more or less vertical cliff), and has fairly violent altercations with the cliff. Beyond the first 20 minutes, the breaking of waves becomes more frequent, progressively commencing a little further and further out, thus with increasing tendency to the hissy standard run-out sound of standard surf on a beach.
Advisory
High-grade headphones are particularly recommended in order to hear all the detail. Also, because the stereo imaging has been enhanced, that may cause a certain phasiness or phase cancellation points when you listen through speakers, whereas that effect doesn't occur when listening through headphones.
This recording taking place.
Techie stuff:
The recorder was a Sony PCM-M10, with just one furry windshield — a Røde DeadKitten (original, more effective, version), and it was placed on a mini-size Zipshot tripod.
Post-recording processing was to apply EQ in Audacity to correct for the muffling effect of the windshield, and more recent processing with the A1 Stereo Control VST plugin (200% widening).
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Type
Flac (.flac)
Duration
59:17.469
File size
250.1 MB
Sample rate
44100.0 Hz
Bit depth
16 bit
Channels
Stereo
